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Denair Academic Decathlon students shine
Denair High School Academic Decathlon students earned first place among small schools and third place overall at the Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon, held last weekend at Gregori High School in Modesto. The students also took home a school record 28 medals. Advisor Paul Michaelis said the team practiced about seven hours a week since the school year began.
Turlock High students win big at Mock Trials
Turlock, Pitman and Denair high schools competed with eight other high schools recently at the 28th Annual High School Mock Trials event sponsored by the Stanislaus County Office of Education.
TUSD faces tough times
Governor Jerry Brown's proposed budget is leaving school districts throughout the state reeling, including Turlock Unified School District.
EDUCATION: NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
Dennis Earl Elementary students, staff and families celebrated the third annual Sixth Grade Chinese New Year Parade on Friday. 2012 is the Year of the Dragon and Earl sixth graders went all out designing and building their dragons. In Chinese culture the dragon wards off evil spirits and brings good luck.
Denair schools get good news, bad news in academic report
Schools in the Denair Unified School District saw both positive and negative academic results based on the annual School Accountability Report Card, released Wednesday.
Hilmar Unified facing financial crisis
Hilmar Unified School District Superintendent Isabel Cabral-Johnson held a special informational public meeting last Tuesday evening to discuss possible courses of action for the HUSD Board of Education to take in various budget scenarios.
Catholic Schools Week
Sacred Heart School in Turlock celebrates Catholic Schools Week from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5 with events on campus every day. This year's theme is "Faith, Academics, Service."
Hilmar schools earn good grades on annual report
The Hilmar Unified School District released the 2010-11 round of School Accountability Report Cards and schools district-wide are performing above the state average.
100 days and counting
Denair Elementary School and Denair Academic Avenues teamed up to celebrate the 100th day of school with a canned food drive for Gateway Church food pantry. In addition, the canned food drive students learned about the number 100 through creative activities and school work. The numbers 1-100 are an important part of first grade curriculum.
TUSD looks to improve substitute teaching coverage
When Grady Welch was elected to the Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees one of his major concerns was what he was hearing from school teachers and administrators about a lack of substitute teachers.
CSU trustees cap presidential compensation
In response to concerns over rapidly escalating executive pay, the California State University Board of Trustees on Wednesday moved to cap presidential compensation.
TUSD lunches already close to new USDA mandates
School cafeterias will soon feature a lot more whole grains, fruits, vegetables and reduced sodium under new guidelines from the USDA.
Pitman band members earn honors
Pitman High School Band members Bryan Rosales (French Horn), Eddie Savelson (French Horn), Jamie Orlando (Flute) and Ryan Williams (Basson) were selected to the Northern California Honor Band, which preformed last weekend in Stockton. Rosales and Savelson have also been selected to the All-California Honor Band.
School officials caught in the middle with transitional kindergarten
Turlock Unified School District officials are scratching their heads over what course of action to take about transitional kindergarten. Assistant Superintendent Lacrisha Ferriera even jokingly admitted the quandary is affecting her sleeping patterns. Odds are she isn't alone.
TUSD fares well on annual academic report
The report cards are out and the Turlock Unified School District is showing marked improvement in academic performance for the third consecutive year.
Articles by Section - Education
Local students release classroom-raised salmon
On a cool Friday morning, over 20 Dennis Earl Elementary students could be found winding their way down a foot trail near the edge of the Tuolumne River at Fox Grove Park. With their teacher and a local Turlock Irrigation District Fish and Wildlife representative hoisting an ice chest full of salmon, the students completed their good deed for the day by releasing the salmon they had raised into the river.
Turlock teacher accepts national award in D.C.
Sixth grade teacher Jaime Garner of Walnut Elementary missed school this week because she was busy shaking President Barack Obama's hand in Washington, D.C.
TUSD prepares to accommodate long-term growth
Too much of a good thing can exist, such as when classes at schools are overfilled with students which can impact the academic environment and the quality of learning. Fortunately, the Turlock Unified School District keeps track of trends and is planning for an increase in student enrollment in upcoming years.
Governor Brown talks local education in Stanislaus
Gov. Jerry Brown took a more literal approach to his latest state funding initiative, the Local Control Funding Formula which places more spending authority in the hands of local districts, by paying local public education officials a visit last week.
TUSD reduces teaching staff, increases class size
As Turlock Unified School District prepares for its first year under the new Local Control Funding Formula, 17 temporarily contracted teachers will be released from their positions at schools across the District.
TJHS celebrates School to Watch designation
The central quad of Turlock Junior High School was crowded with the school's student body of over 1,300 on Monday, who were joined by local and state dignitaries during a morning ceremony celebrating the selection of the local junior high school as a California 2014 School to Watch.
Grab a book and take a look
The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So they sat in the classroom all that cold, cold, wet day.
Denair cuts teaching positions
The past year has been a tumultuous one for the Denair Unified School District, and although it has narrowly avoided a state takeover, the difficult decisions are not over as the District has officially voted to cut several positions.
City takes green message to school
It's time to "go green" but not because Saint Patrick's Day is fast approaching. Rather, it is the City of Turlock's annual Go Green Week, the City's primary environmental educational campaign.
MJC hiring for increased class offerings
Qualified locals looking to make an impression on college students through instruction may have the opportunity to do so at Modesto Junior College, which is hiring full time faculty to accommodate the additions of hundreds of new courses.
TUSD students raise $27k for children with heart disease
Thirty children will have the opportunity to attend a summer session of Camp Taylor, a camp for children with heart disease, thanks to the efforts of the Turlock Unified School District students who raised $27,400 through a coin drive.
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